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Volume CXIII, Number 14
University of Southern California
Friday, September 21,1990
Trial date set for accused 1988 rapist
By Kim Coger
Staff Writer
After nearly two years of delays, Deon Proby, the man arrested for the rape and sexual assault of two university students in 1988, is scheduled to appear at pretrial hearings in Los Angeles Superior Court beginning Oct. 1, officials said.
Proby faces 15 criminal charges stemming from a spree of violence that ended on Nov. 24, 1988 with his capture by the Los Angeles Police Department.
The charges include:
• A Sept. 15, 1988 car theft and robbery of two university employees at a parking garage adjacent to 3264 S. Flower St.
• An Oct. 26, 1988 robbery of a woman and grand theft auto at 4900 59th St. in Los Angeles.
• An Oct. 29, 1988 kidnapping, robbery, forced oral copulation and sodomy of a female student he abducted from the underground parking garage of Hillview Apartments, located at 2605 Severance St.
• A Nov. 5, 1988 kidnapping, robbery, forced oral copulation and rape of a student living at Regal Trojan Apartments.
• A Nov. 9, 1988 robbery and car theft from a university student at Kerckhoff Apartments.
(See Proby, page 6)
Fear forces few to tram, escort
Despite crime, students stay on streets
By Erin Nordby
Staff Writer
Despite a recent increase in crime on and around campus that has included reports of shootings, rape and robbery, the university's escort and tram services are reporting only a marginal increase in demand, officials said.
Dennis Archambault, transportation administrator, said the number of callers requesting the services has increased by about 25 daily. But Archambault said it is too difficult to attribute the rise to cam-
pus concern about crime because escort is typically busy at the beginning of the semester.
"The number is still not a massive influx," he said. "I'm just not seeing a massive increase in calls."
Many students say they are not afraid to walk or ride their bikes around campus at night. They say they want to avoid depending on a tram or escort car.
"You have to wait forever for a tram. I won't," said Liz Bremer, a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. "I'm just not
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A woman tries to catch up with a tram In the Menlo parking lots. Officials at Transportation Services say trams and escort cars have picked up more people in the past few weeks, but the increase isn’t necessarily a result of recent crimes near campus.
a very patient person."
Bremer said she rides her bike and never takes the tram.
But other students said trams are overflowing during night hours.
"The trams are packed (at night)," said Lesley Young, a junior majoring in public administration.
Young said she takes the tram about three times a week at night and has often seen people turned away because the trams are full.
"There were people all along the route, trying to hail the tram, but the tram had to refuse the students access," she said.
But Archambault attributes the crowded trams to the increased demand for tram and escort services at the beginning of the semester, rather than student fear.
"I've been here for eight years, and the call load is always heavy at this time of the semester," Archambault said.
He said there are no more calls now than at the beginning of any other semester.
"I just don't think there is a tremendous fear factor," Archambault said. "If there was, we'd see all four lights blinking on the phone all the time."
The shortage of escort employees has contributed to tram overload, he said. Currently, there are 32 escort drivers, but 50 are needed to serve the university.
"We're not fully up to speed with the number of employees,” Archambault said. "We need about 20 more people."
Archambault said he did see increases in the number of people taking trams or escort during the fall of 1988 after a series of rapes near campus.
"There was about a one-hour wait for escort then," Archambault said."But peo-
(See Escort, page 6)
Wages force security to suffer officer shortage
By Elizabeth Arucan
Staff Writer
An officer shortage continues to plague university security because officers' wages are not competitive with those of the Cal-State and UC systems, security officials said Thursday.
Security officials would not say how many positions are currently open, but officers said low salaries and the limited authority of campus officers were the primary reasons for the shortage.
Lt. David Ritch of University Security said low salaries diminish the number of applicants for security jobs. Ritch would not say how much security officers are paid.
"If you can go to LAPD for more money, why come to USC for less money?" Ritch said. "We would like to have equity between the California State and UC system. The benefits are the same, but the pay is noticeably different."
To compensate for the shortage in applicants, "lateral" officers with no prior experience or training have been hired, Ritch said. They are put through sue months of training similar to that offered in police academies and another three months of on-the-job training, Ritch said.
The officers "are sent to Rio Hondo Police Academy at Rio Hondo Community College. It's a complete state-approved police academy," Ritch said.
Security also hires retired and reserve officers to fill vacancies, he said.
Ritch said his officers don't have the same authority as police officers and this affects the number of job applications he receives.
"We can consider ourselves neither security nor the police," said a security officer who asked not to be identified.
To recruit new officers, Ritch said security has sent out fliers to various police academies and set up booths at job fairs. Three new officers were hired this fall, he said.
Ritch said all officers are armed with 9mm semiautomatic pistols this fall, replacing the older revolvers.
In addition, the university receives assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Division to supplement campus security, said Capt. Richard Wahler of the LAPD Southwest Division.
"We really have a good working relationship with USC Security," Wahler said. "We send daily assistance to the area in addition to those who are called out."
University security maintains a "memorandum of understanding" with LAPD, which gives security officers, who are technically peace officers, the power of arrest.
The LAPD's presence includes officers in patrol cars and several who patrol the campug on bicycles •and on foot, Wahler said.
Wahler said officers on bicycles are more accessible and mobile. He said it was a definite advantage for the university.
"We have seven to 15 cars patrolling the university area daily, and one patrol car located (in the area) around the clock," he said.
Wahler refused to disclose the number of officers sent out to the university area. But he said the number of patrols in the USC area has increased during the last five months.
The patrol area includes the university, from Martin Luther King to Adams boulevards.
(See Security, page 6)
Danlal De La Roaa / Dally Trojan
University Security officer Eric Sease helps a resident through a gate at Cardinal Gardens. Recent reports indicate security is experiencing a shortage of officers because of comparatively low pay.

Trojans trek up to Seattle
Sports, page 16
Gates ironically asks to murder
Viewpoint, page 4
r
m
‘Funny’ star RT wants it all
Life / Arts, page 7
trojan
Volume CXIII, Number 14
University of Southern California
Friday, September 21,1990
Trial date set for accused 1988 rapist
By Kim Coger
Staff Writer
After nearly two years of delays, Deon Proby, the man arrested for the rape and sexual assault of two university students in 1988, is scheduled to appear at pretrial hearings in Los Angeles Superior Court beginning Oct. 1, officials said.
Proby faces 15 criminal charges stemming from a spree of violence that ended on Nov. 24, 1988 with his capture by the Los Angeles Police Department.
The charges include:
• A Sept. 15, 1988 car theft and robbery of two university employees at a parking garage adjacent to 3264 S. Flower St.
• An Oct. 26, 1988 robbery of a woman and grand theft auto at 4900 59th St. in Los Angeles.
• An Oct. 29, 1988 kidnapping, robbery, forced oral copulation and sodomy of a female student he abducted from the underground parking garage of Hillview Apartments, located at 2605 Severance St.
• A Nov. 5, 1988 kidnapping, robbery, forced oral copulation and rape of a student living at Regal Trojan Apartments.
• A Nov. 9, 1988 robbery and car theft from a university student at Kerckhoff Apartments.
(See Proby, page 6)
Fear forces few to tram, escort
Despite crime, students stay on streets
By Erin Nordby
Staff Writer
Despite a recent increase in crime on and around campus that has included reports of shootings, rape and robbery, the university's escort and tram services are reporting only a marginal increase in demand, officials said.
Dennis Archambault, transportation administrator, said the number of callers requesting the services has increased by about 25 daily. But Archambault said it is too difficult to attribute the rise to cam-
pus concern about crime because escort is typically busy at the beginning of the semester.
"The number is still not a massive influx," he said. "I'm just not seeing a massive increase in calls."
Many students say they are not afraid to walk or ride their bikes around campus at night. They say they want to avoid depending on a tram or escort car.
"You have to wait forever for a tram. I won't," said Liz Bremer, a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. "I'm just not
Kavln Flint I Dally Trojan
A woman tries to catch up with a tram In the Menlo parking lots. Officials at Transportation Services say trams and escort cars have picked up more people in the past few weeks, but the increase isn’t necessarily a result of recent crimes near campus.
a very patient person."
Bremer said she rides her bike and never takes the tram.
But other students said trams are overflowing during night hours.
"The trams are packed (at night)," said Lesley Young, a junior majoring in public administration.
Young said she takes the tram about three times a week at night and has often seen people turned away because the trams are full.
"There were people all along the route, trying to hail the tram, but the tram had to refuse the students access," she said.
But Archambault attributes the crowded trams to the increased demand for tram and escort services at the beginning of the semester, rather than student fear.
"I've been here for eight years, and the call load is always heavy at this time of the semester," Archambault said.
He said there are no more calls now than at the beginning of any other semester.
"I just don't think there is a tremendous fear factor," Archambault said. "If there was, we'd see all four lights blinking on the phone all the time."
The shortage of escort employees has contributed to tram overload, he said. Currently, there are 32 escort drivers, but 50 are needed to serve the university.
"We're not fully up to speed with the number of employees,” Archambault said. "We need about 20 more people."
Archambault said he did see increases in the number of people taking trams or escort during the fall of 1988 after a series of rapes near campus.
"There was about a one-hour wait for escort then," Archambault said."But peo-
(See Escort, page 6)
Wages force security to suffer officer shortage
By Elizabeth Arucan
Staff Writer
An officer shortage continues to plague university security because officers' wages are not competitive with those of the Cal-State and UC systems, security officials said Thursday.
Security officials would not say how many positions are currently open, but officers said low salaries and the limited authority of campus officers were the primary reasons for the shortage.
Lt. David Ritch of University Security said low salaries diminish the number of applicants for security jobs. Ritch would not say how much security officers are paid.
"If you can go to LAPD for more money, why come to USC for less money?" Ritch said. "We would like to have equity between the California State and UC system. The benefits are the same, but the pay is noticeably different."
To compensate for the shortage in applicants, "lateral" officers with no prior experience or training have been hired, Ritch said. They are put through sue months of training similar to that offered in police academies and another three months of on-the-job training, Ritch said.
The officers "are sent to Rio Hondo Police Academy at Rio Hondo Community College. It's a complete state-approved police academy," Ritch said.
Security also hires retired and reserve officers to fill vacancies, he said.
Ritch said his officers don't have the same authority as police officers and this affects the number of job applications he receives.
"We can consider ourselves neither security nor the police," said a security officer who asked not to be identified.
To recruit new officers, Ritch said security has sent out fliers to various police academies and set up booths at job fairs. Three new officers were hired this fall, he said.
Ritch said all officers are armed with 9mm semiautomatic pistols this fall, replacing the older revolvers.
In addition, the university receives assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Division to supplement campus security, said Capt. Richard Wahler of the LAPD Southwest Division.
"We really have a good working relationship with USC Security," Wahler said. "We send daily assistance to the area in addition to those who are called out."
University security maintains a "memorandum of understanding" with LAPD, which gives security officers, who are technically peace officers, the power of arrest.
The LAPD's presence includes officers in patrol cars and several who patrol the campug on bicycles •and on foot, Wahler said.
Wahler said officers on bicycles are more accessible and mobile. He said it was a definite advantage for the university.
"We have seven to 15 cars patrolling the university area daily, and one patrol car located (in the area) around the clock," he said.
Wahler refused to disclose the number of officers sent out to the university area. But he said the number of patrols in the USC area has increased during the last five months.
The patrol area includes the university, from Martin Luther King to Adams boulevards.
(See Security, page 6)
Danlal De La Roaa / Dally Trojan
University Security officer Eric Sease helps a resident through a gate at Cardinal Gardens. Recent reports indicate security is experiencing a shortage of officers because of comparatively low pay.